• Claremont Topology Seminar: Robert Cass (Claremont McKenna College)

    Fletcher 104, Pitzer College 1050 N Mills Ave, Claremont, United States

    We welcome all undergraduate/graduate students and faculty to attend topology seminar! Speaker: Robert Cass (Claremont McKenna College) Title: Schubert varieties are splinters Abstract: Schubert varieties are among the most well-studied […]

  • CCMS Colloquium: Jemma Lorenat (Pitzer)

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Jemma Lorenat (Pitzer) Title: Recognizing data: statistical literacies around 1900 Abstract: This talk centers on the first (and perhaps only) doctorate in the theory […]

  • To Wait or Not to Wait? A Trade-off Between Population Externality and Signal Quality (Lan-Yi Liu, National Taiwan University)

    Emmy Noether Room, Estella 1021, Pomona College, 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United States

    Abstract: Transparency is vital for efficiency in social systems, yet individuals with critical information often strategically postpone disclosure, even when required, to benefit themselves. To study this behavior, we introduce a multi-stage Chinese restaurant game with incomplete information that features system-recommended action rules and varying levels of player foresight. In our model, players initially receive […]

  • CCMS Colloquium: Robert Sanchez (HMC)

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Robert Sanchez (HMC) Title: Tides: Under the Sea and Under the Ice Abstract: Physical oceanography is the study of ocean fluid dynamics […]

  • A Signal Separation View of Classification (Ryan O’Dowd, CGU)

    Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College Claremont, CA, United States

    Abstract: The problem of classification in machine learning has often been approached in terms of function approximation. In this talk, we propose an alternative approach for classification in arbitrary compact metric spaces which, in theory, yields both the number of classes, and a perfect classification using a minimal number of queried labels. Our approach uses […]

  • Claremont Topology Seminar: Chris Grossack (UC Riverside)

    Fletcher 104, Pitzer College 1050 N Mills Ave, Claremont, United States

    We welcome all undergraduate/graduate students and faculty to attend topology seminar! Speaker: Chris Grossack (UC Riverside) Title: Explicitly Computing Fukaya Categories of Surfaces Abstract: Fukaya categories are rich and interesting […]

  • CCMS Colloquium: Shriya Nagpal (Pitzer)

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Shriya Nagpal (Pitzer) Title: Synchronization in Erdős–Rényi Graphs with Kuramoto Dynamics: A Graphon Approach Abstract: Networks of coupled Kuramoto oscillators have been used […]

  • NO CCMS Colloquium this Friday!

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    We'll be back next week! Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Structure-Aware Adaptive Nonconvex Optimization for Deep Learning and Scientific Computing (Minxin Zhang, UCLA)

    Emmy Noether Room, Estella 1021, Pomona College, 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United States

    Abstract: Modern machine learning and scientific computing pose optimization challenges of unprecedented scale and complexity, demanding fundamental advances in both theory and algorithmic design for nonconvex optimization. This talk presents recent advances that address these challenges by exploiting matrix and tensor structures, integrating adaptivity, and leveraging sampling techniques. In the first part, I introduce AdaGO, […]